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The allure of Costa Rica for travelers looking for adventure can be attributed to numerous factors. Costa Rica is renowned world-wide for its impressive display of flora, fauna and an array of landscapes. The variety of outdoor recreation activities provide endless possibilities to experience the natural beauty of Costa Rica. Outdoor enthusiasts will find challenges on the various trails winding through mountains, rain forests, and uphill towards volcanoes. The miles of beautiful Costa Rican coastline support an underwater ecology as diverse and spectacular as the landscape.

Costa Rica's vast rainforests and rich biodiversity are a result of the tropical and subtropical climate of this Central American nation.

Temperatures in Costa Rica vary primarily with elevation, not with seasons. The coastal areas remain warm year-round, while the mountain regions tend to have a more temperate climate.

Costa Rica has two seasons: the rainy season, "winter," lasts from May to mid-November; the dry season, "summer," lasts from mid-November to April.

Find out why "Pura Vida" is the motto of Costa Ricans.

Costa Ricans refer to themselves as Tico (masculine) or Tica (feminine). This comes from a local variation of the diminutive suffixes that occur in the Spanish language. Pequenito becomes pequenico in Costa Rica.

"Pura Vida" meaning "Pure Life" is the motto of Costa Ricans. Appreciating life the most natural way, be it surrounded by friends, family or natural beauty.